Vol 22 – Issue 48 – Page 3

Medion Elects for U.S. Aldi-Exclusivity

by Tom Allen

Germany’s Medion has announced a new tablet, which will be sold exclusively through Aldi stores in the USA. Featuring a 7″ display and thin (8.3mm) and light (280g) design, the Lifetab P7332 has an …

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Preparations Underway for ISE

by Tom Allen

Two companies have announced their plans for ISE 2016, taking place in Amsterdam from the 9th – 12th February. 2016 will be the first year that the show has run for four days instead …

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Website Accelerates VR Takeup With That Old Standby…

by Tom Allen

By far the safest image we could use for this story…It’s been said many times – often in this very publication – that “Porn drives technology”. A website called VirtualPorn360 is out to prove …

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GSMA Shares New MWC Keynoters

by Tom Allen

The GSMA has announced new speakers for MWC 2016, which will take place in Barcelona next February (22nd – 25th). The keynote speakers include Ralph de la Vega (CEO of AT&T Mobile and Business …

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NAB NYC Achieves Attendance Record

by Tom Allen

The National Association of Broadcasters has announced that more than 7,200 industry professionals attended the NAB Show New York 2015 (formerly CCW featuring Satcon), which was held in November. The figure is an 11% …

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Massimo Macarti is Communications Chief at Canon

by Tom Allen

Canon has appointed Massimo Macarti to be the chief of communication at Canon EMEA. Massimo has worked at Canon since 1991, where he has held roles including marketing director and chief of human resources. …

Oxy Wants to Produce ‘The Perfect Smartwatch’

by Tom Allen

A British start-up called Oxy has launched an Indiegogo campaign (http://tinyurl.com/q9dgrtd) to raise money for a new smartwatch (also called Oxy). The watch has a 1.39″ 400 x 400 AMOLED display, protected by Gorilla …

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OLED ‘Sculptures’ to be Built in Seoul

by Tom Allen

Continuing to show off its OLED technology through signage (LG Promotes OLED With Massive Video Wall), LG Electronics and LG Display have shared plans to install OLED ‘sculptures’ at the N Seoul Tower in …

LG Promotes ‘The Power of OLED’

by Tom Allen

LG has launched an online video campaign to promote its OLED TVs. Highlighting the benefits of OLED compared to LCD, the videos feature commentary from Michael Uslan – originator and executive producer of the …

Samsung Switches Mobile Chief

by Tom Allen

Samsung Electronics has undergone its first round of job changes under the leadership of vice chairman Lee Jae-yong. Unlike LG (LG Begins Annual Reshuffle), Samsung’s new appointments were on a smaller scale. Koh Dong-jinThe …

Digital Signage and the IoT

by Matthew Brennesholtz

The Internet of Things (IoT) comes up most often, perhaps, in terms of consumer systems. For example, thermostats can learn your habits and adjust the schedule for your furnace automatically to maximize comfort and …

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Display Chemicals Market Will Spike Next Year

by Tom Allen

The market for the four primary chemicals used in TFT-LCD production has been forecast to reach $1.6 billion this year, by IHS. Sales of etchant, alone, will be worth $850 million, with more than …

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